Part III.Cloze (With Two Choices Provided)

Part III.Cloze (With Two Choices Provided)
Directions:Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct one from the two choices given
to fill in each blank.
A
"Move ahead or(1) (falling,fall,fell) behind" is the American attitude that leads to researching,experimenting and exploring.Time is a (2) (really,real,much),precious resource to them so every minute must count.City people are always hurrying to get where they are going,seeking attention and racing (3) (through,though,past) meals.Smiles,brief conversations,little exchanges with strangers,relaxed business chats over coffee or a welcoming cup of tea don't (4) (occurs,occur,happened) because people hate "wasting" too much time.Americans assess others professionally rather than socially,so they start talking business immediately (5) (since,although,so) they are always conscious of time.Because they work hard at (6) (saving,save,except) time,they have meetings (7) (through,in,for) communication equipment like television screens and telephones rather than personal contacts.In America,telephones save time and energy because telephone service is excellent (8) (whereas,moreover,furthermore) mail is less efficient.Usually,the more important a job is,the (9) (most,more,much) effort will be poured (10) (onto,into,for) it to "get it moving".
B
Eastern Europe is considered the most polluted(1) (at,for,of) all the world's industrialized areas because heavy metals (2) waters.Many rivers,land,and forests are biologically (3) (dead,died,relieved) from pollution.Ghana's forest protection program has succeeded (4) (for,on,in) strengthening the country's agricultural base and(5) (recovered,bringing,destroyed) a new source (6) (by,in,of) wealth to villagers.It remains to be seen (7) (weather,what,whether) these measures will have enough impact to (8) (promote,rise,slow) the rate of removing the forests.Indonesia is facing the serious problems of providing enough food,shelter and employment (9) (with,that,for) its large population,and (10) (to exercise,encouraging,stopping) birth control.

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